News article: Western Daily Press, 7 December 1972
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arthur_of_the_britonsThis article by Richard Harris appeared on page 4 of the Western Daily Press, 7 December 1972. On page 5, opposite this article, was a review of the first showing of the first episode of "Arthur of the Britons."
The first part of the text reads:
FALCONS: The Navy’s latest weapon in the birdstrike war
TWO PEREGRINE falcons have been enlisted as the Royal Navy’s latest weapon against the flocks of birds which threaten to cause disaster on its airfields. The falcons called Lundy and Lovat, are being trained at Yeovilton Naval Air Base in Somerset.
And there, as soon as necessary permits have been obtained from the Home Office, they will start work scaring thousands of crows and seagulls away from the runways.
The falcons have been called in to stop the growing menace of birdstrikes, the problem of aircraft flying into hordes of birds using the runways as nesting grounds …
It seems likely that, while reading their review on page 5, someone from the show spotted the Peregrine falcons on page 4, and thought, "One of those would look fine on Arthur's arm!" Luckily, there was still one episode yet to be filmed: "The Treaty."
Colour pictures copyright Rex Features: not for distribution.
The first part of the text reads:
FALCONS: The Navy’s latest weapon in the birdstrike war
TWO PEREGRINE falcons have been enlisted as the Royal Navy’s latest weapon against the flocks of birds which threaten to cause disaster on its airfields. The falcons called Lundy and Lovat, are being trained at Yeovilton Naval Air Base in Somerset.
And there, as soon as necessary permits have been obtained from the Home Office, they will start work scaring thousands of crows and seagulls away from the runways.
The falcons have been called in to stop the growing menace of birdstrikes, the problem of aircraft flying into hordes of birds using the runways as nesting grounds …
It seems likely that, while reading their review on page 5, someone from the show spotted the Peregrine falcons on page 4, and thought, "One of those would look fine on Arthur's arm!" Luckily, there was still one episode yet to be filmed: "The Treaty."
Colour pictures copyright Rex Features: not for distribution.